¡Hoshi Meguri no Machi
¡Japanese Movie
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[Machine Translation] A fateful encounter between a boy who lost his family and a tofu maker who lives honestly. This is a story that teaches us the importance of life through the rebirth of the heart. Master director Mitsuo Kurotsuchi depicts a moving human drama set in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, a manufacturing town. The main character, Yusaku, an honest tofu maker, is played by the nationally renowned actor Kobayashi Minoru Samurai, who makes his first starring appearance in this film at the age of 76. The role of the boy who lost his family is played by Yota Arai, a Cinderella boy chosen by audition. -Yusaku, who lost his wife early and lives alone with his only daughter Shiho. Trained in Kyoto as a tofu maker, Yusaku takes the time and trouble to make delicious tofu every morning and delivers it to housewives and cooks in the town. One day, accompanied by a police officer, Yusaku is visited by Masami, a boy who lost his entire family in an instant after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Masami is a distant relative of his late wife. Yusaku quietly watches over Masami, who is still traumatized by this sudden misfortune. Living with Yusaku, who is self-sufficient and rooted in nature, Masami's heart is gradually rebuilt, like a thin layer of skin peeling off one layer at a time. However, while Yusaku is out on a delivery, the town is hit by a huge tremor. Masami, who was left alone to look after the house, relives the horror of the earthquake and runs away from home and disappears.
Original Release Year: 2017
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